Which to use
“évêque” and “évêques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,308
- “évêque” frequency rank
- #6,578
- “évêques” frequency rank
- 9886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | évêque | évêques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dignitaire dans l'ordre le plus élevé de la prêtrise dans les Églises catholique, orthodoxe, anglicane, ainsi que dans certaines Églises luthériennes, et qui possède comme les apôtres la plénitude d’un diocèse. | Pluriel de évêque. |
Same sound, different letters: évêque vs évêques
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. évêque runs 6 letters (VCVCVV) against évêques's 7 (VCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - évêque / évêques
This is the hard kind. évêque and évêques are pronounced identically (\e.vɛk\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “évêque” sits inside “évêques”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
évêque is recorded at frequency rank #3,308, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.vɛk\. évêques is at rank #6,578, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vɛk\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 9886, this pair ranks #415,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of évêque vs évêques
Shared letters: equvéê. Private to "évêque": -. Private to "évêques": s.
"évêque" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVV · "évêques" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "évêque" for "évêques" ever safe?
Frequency check: "évêque" vs "évêques" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "évêque" / "évêques". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "évêque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "évêques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "évêque" and "évêques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "évêchés vs évêques". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #415,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.